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We may have some defensive and goaltending issues, but playing 3 of the best teams in the NHL, we are 2-0-1 on the trip, have scored 14 goals have not trailed for even 1 second in regulation/OT. And we should be 3-0.

That is freaking awesome- you cannot ask for anything more.

And oh by the way, after starting 0-2, we are 8-3-2- spin it anyway you want, that is pretty freaking good.

Despite all the doom and gloom, I still maintain if we can somehow, someway get Pekka back, this can be a pretty darn good team.

Wilson and Stalberg with their best games of the season. It is like when they score they can't play defense and they other way around. Anyways 5 out of 6 pts on this road trip is great. Should have been 6 had we not blown the lead in Phoenix. The team could have fallen apart after that loss but have been able to pull it out in the last 2 games. We have to be better defensively but it has been fun to see all the scoring.

Some odd man rushes are to be expected ... total breakdowns for the entire length of the ice as we've seen over and over tonight is not acceptable. Misplaying the oncoming play as we've seen from our top defenders is not acceptable. We are playing in front of a rookie goal tender and need to minimize the glaring errors.

When was the last time Bryz was really good? He had mediocre save percentages the last two seasons and is a known head case. It isn't shocking that he is still on the market this far into the season.

That first goal, Weber played it text book, that was just a good play.

Second goal, we were scrambling a little, and yeah broke down fair badly, all 3, defensemen and center, out of position.

3rd goal was just weak.

4th goal, Klein just didn't get a good jump, I think he was caught off gaurd a little.

Enough with the crap about Hutton. What standard are you holding him to, that of an elite starter?

He's not a great goalie. At least not as of now. He lets in some soft goals for sure...but again...he's the backup goalie. We're used to Peks getting 85-90% of the starts. Hutton has been put in a situation that he would never see if it weren't for an injury. Think about the pressure you have to go from a backup that might see 10-15 games in a year to being an every night starter. Yet he's managed to go 3-1-1 in the process.

As for tonight, we faced the hottest team in the league, with a very explosive offense, and we managed to turn the puck over and play terrible transition defense a half dozen times, resulting in 4 goals. How many PP goals did the Avs have? Zero. How many goals did they have as a result of consistent zone pressure? Zero. Everything came on the rush...and that's a terrible spot for a goalie, especially an inexperienced one. Give Colorado credit...they buried those chances. But thankfully we buried ours.

If Rinne is in goal, perhaps he stops 1 or 2 of those. Or perhaps he gets shelled. That's definitely happened before.

As a whole, the Preds show a lot of promise. Some line combos are starting to click. Some individual players are starting to show more consistent efforts. But we're still having these brain farts and unforgivable plays. Turnovers nearly sank us tonight. Hell, even an unlucky super rebound from Varly ended up going coast to coast. But I think we're getting there. The new pieces are contributing more on offense and defense. I think more work still needs to go into the D, but hopefully with Josi back, that will become less of an issue.

Great start to the RTFH. 5 points in 3 games. We're ahead of the 8 ball. Let's keep it that way.

Some odd man rushes are to be expected ... total breakdowns for the entire length of the ice as we've seen over and over tonight is not acceptable. Misplaying the oncoming play as we've seen from our top defenders is not acceptable. We are playing in front of a rookie goal tender and need to minimize the glaring errors.

When was the last time Bryz was really good? He had mediocre save percentages the last two seasons and is a known head case. It isn't shocking that he is still on the market this far into the season.

Bryzgalov was solid at Phoenix where they played a system like ours (or at least like ours is supposed to be played).

All Im saying is Huttons GAA on this roadie is 3.56 and his Save% is .883... how long do you think we can keep scoring 4 goal per game??

If we had only been scoring 3 goals per game(still well above what we normally do) we would be 0-2-1 on this roadie and we'd all be screaming that we are doomed.

right now his two good games against Winnipeg are looking like outliers

Somethings gotta give... either Hutton starts playing more like a solid backup (ie GAA in the mid to high 2's and sv pct % in the low .900's ) in which case we can probably tread water until Rinne returns, or else we go back to scoring 2.3 a game and go on a 6 or 7 game losing streak...

He didn't have a bad night. That first goal was just a fantastic play.

He did give up one he could have stopped but really that's it.

Avs are a good team offensively, they can make you pay.

I do wish he would stand on his head a bit, just to show us he can do it.

He already did prove he could stand on his head when we played the Jets on the road. Practically stole the game. Hutton had a few rough starts recently, it happens. He's due for a good start in the near future to make up for it.

Jones gets railed by McGinn and McGinn is able to walk out of the building without paying, really? Downie takes out Josi last time we play these guys. McGinn launches himself at Jones and boards him and nothing is done the next time McGinn hits the ice. What happens next game when we play them? I'm all for winning a game and making sure we do but if teams know they can run our players without payback, I wonder why our guys keep getting injured. This annoys the ever living stew out of me.

That first goal, Weber played it text book, that was just a good play.

Second goal, we were scrambling a little, and yeah broke down fair badly, all 3, defensemen and center, out of position.

3rd goal was just weak.

4th goal, Klein just didn't get a good jump, I think he was caught off gaurd a little.

All and all, it's a win.

and

Hutton sucks.

Weber took the right action on the first goal but lacked the speed going back to keep sliding ... he slowed while on his stomach, Duchene kept skating until the lane to Parenteau opened up. Weber probably gets away with it against most teams but not against a line with that kind of speed and players entering the night at over 18% shooting. Wilson tries on the back side but is unable to lift the stick, break up the pass, or get a body on Parenteau.

For all of the negatives in Hutton's game and his less than stellar individual stats ... the stat that matters isn't in bad shape ... winning record.

Jones gets railed by McGinn and McGinn is able to walk out of the building without paying, really? Downie takes out Josi last time we play these guys. McGinn launches himself at Jones and boards him and nothing is done the next time McGinn hits the ice. What happens next game when we play them? I'm all for winning a game and making sure we do but if teams know they can run our players without payback, I wonder why our guys keep getting injured. This annoys the ever living stew out of me.

It annoys me also....I think this is a big mental error on the part of the team and the players, and we are paying for it with injuries. We should have been hitting players left and right. The hypocrisy of the refs and shannahan in protecting "stars" and not the everyday player makes me furious.